PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason's entrance music is Slayer-Dead Skin Mask. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mason
vs
Kreese

186 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like John Kreese has been cut.
Kreese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Kreese shoots in looking for a takedown. Mason tries to sprawl out of it but Kreese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese fails to land the takedown.

A jab-cross combination lands for Mason and sends Kreese crashing to the mat! Mason follows him down to the mat - Kreese regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kreese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
Mason throwing shots but Kreese is blocking nicely.
Mason tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kreese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mason lands a nice short elbow.
Kreese gets back to full guard.
Mason wants to stand but Kreese is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kreese wants to sweep but no luck.
Kreese keeps trying to improve his position.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kreese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason postures up.
Kreese is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreese.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to hold on to Kreese's head to control him but Kreese postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason keeping control of the position.
Kreese is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kreese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreese throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kreese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kreese.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kreese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kreese throws a big right hand that misses.
Kreese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kreese is one step ahead there.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kreese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kreese's guard.
Kreese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Kreese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Mason has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Mason just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kreese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Kreese on that attempt.
Mason misses with a hook. Kreese ducked under it nicely.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Kreese on that attempt.
Mark Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
Kreese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kreese misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Kreese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kreese is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mason is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kreese.

Mason catches Kreese napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Kreese to the canvas!

Kreese is rocked!
Kreese has a closed guard, preventing Mason from standing up.
Kreese is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Kreese keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Kreese is breathing heavily.
Mason is stalling in the full guard.
Kreese seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Mason.
Kreese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreese. Kreese gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mason.

Mason moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kreese goes down! Can Mason finish him!?

That has opened up John Kreese's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mason wants to stand but Kreese has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kreese keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
Mason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mason postures up and lands a big shot to Kreese's brow.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason wants to control from the top but Kreese keeps moving.
Mason slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kreese is looking for a triangle but Mason pushes his legs off easily.
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kreese looking for a sweep. Not yet Kreese, not yet.
Mason with a nice head shot there.

Kreese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason throws a big elbow that misses.
Mason postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mason advances to half guard.
Kreese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mason.
Kreese is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mason scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreese wants to improve his position but Mason is controlling well.
Kreese is staying active underneath Mason, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kreese tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mason works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mason looking to control but Kreese is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mason has control of Kreese's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kreese regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kreese working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying to control but Kreese is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kreese's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kreese fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kreese is defended easily by Mason.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kreese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mason cracks Kreese with a big right hand and Kreese goes down!
Kreese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kreese keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.

Kreese looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wanted to stand there but Kreese had control of the position.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Kreese is keeping the position.

Kreese working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Kreese working a defensive guard here.
Mason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mason passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kreese!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a big shot there that rocks Kreese but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mason drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kreese! More shots from Mason and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Mason!
An intense looking Mark Mason took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just want to say thanks to my team back in Cali, Full Affliction, and RFC for letting me fight here!'.